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Makes me think of how the US army trains their waterboarders: by waterboarding them first. The goal is to manufacture a lack of empathy along the lines of: "wh

by Xmd5a 6mo ago

Makes me think of how the US army trains their waterboarders: by waterboarding them first. The goal is to manufacture a lack of empathy along the lines of: "why should I treat this person better than I was treated".

DocTomoe 6mo ago
You'd think the natural result would be 'This was horrible; this trainer is a psychopath. I am not going to do that to another human being.' But then, we're talking about humans, especially the violence-enjoying strata of humans here.
- lofaszvanitt 6mo ago
  Just like chefs... a lot of lowlives lurk there too.
  - munchler 6mo ago
    Wut? How are chefs like waterboarders?
    - hnav 6mo ago
      presumably they were abused as line cooks or whatever and once they make sous chefs they become abusers. Similar dynamics exist in jail, in fraternities, etc.
- initatus 6mo ago
  That is the natural result. They're selecting for people that don't have that reaction, or those that can suppress it.
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